Resources

Do you want to find out more about light pollution and what you can do about it? Then you’ve come to the right place! Here are the latest materials and most current information to help you go out into your community and make a difference.

IDA has several resources that you can use to educate your community about light pollution and the importance of night sky protection, including traveling pop-up displays, educational brochures, PowerPoint presentations and images with photo captions.

Visit our calendar to learn about light pollution conferences, IDA’s General Annual Meeting, or see if there’s a dark sky event in your area. Know of one but it’s not on our calendar? Then please email john@darksky.org.

The only database of its kind, the ALAN database provides references to scientific literature on all aspects of artificial light at night research. The database is the result of a joint effort between the IDA and the Loss of the Night Network.

Our chapter members are on the ground making a difference in their neighborhoods and communities. Find a chapter in your area and get involved. No chapter nearby? Then find some like-minded folks and start one!

The IDA blog is your one-stop-shop for all things IDA, light pollution and night sky preservation. Receive timely and useful information about IDA, research on artificial light at night, protecting night skies and much more, brought directly to you from IDA and other experts in the field.